Gordo4

Royals fan here (I’ve always seen Twinsbros as kindred spirits and root for you in the playoffs). There is not a single Royals fan I know who thinks that 2015 wasn’t worth it. In fact, if Wade Davis and LoCain don’t get hurt in 2016, we would have likely been back to the playoffs again. In 2017, if Yordano doesn’t tragically pass away, we could have been back then, too. Arguing that the moves we made in 2015 cost us the next two seasons in a zero sum fashion isn’t accurate. However - even if that was true - it would still be worth it. Flags fly forever. The moral is that when you have a chance to go all the way, you take it and don’t look back. All in all, the only productive player we lost through trading was Sean Manaea, and our spending really only prevented us from singing Eric Hosmer. Hos and Manaea wouldn’t have changed our outcomes in 2018 and 2019 (Manaea was even hurt for both of those years). You are all so close to making serious noise in October. It’s nerve-wracking to trade prospects, it is. In fact, the Royals were just 6 outs away at Minute Maid Park to being bounced in the 2015 ALDS. But honestly, if that had happened? It still would have been worth it. At the end of the day, we would have traded Sean Manaea for a chance to go all the way - and that still would have been totally worth it. I’m rooting for you all next year. With the White Sox making noise this offseason, I’d love for you to make a few big moves to keep the Central out of their reach